Medtronic · 4 hours ago
Design Quality Engineering Director - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$194K/yr - $292K/yr
10+ years expMedtronic is a leading global healthcare technology company committed to alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life. The Design Quality Engineering Director will lead the quality engineering and program management team for new product development in neuromodulation and pelvic health, ensuring that every product is designed with the highest standards of safety, reliability, and quality. This role involves collaboration with various stakeholders to influence product design and execution strategies.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical Device
Responsibilities
Lead: Build, assess, and lead a high-performing Design Quality organization, including setting a high technical bar for talent, making decisive talent decisions, and ensuring the right capabilities and leadership are in place to support a growing and increasingly complex R&D portfolio
Execute: Ensure accountability for program execution, technical excellence, issue identification, escalation, and resolution during all phases of product development. Establish Design Quality as a technically credible, value-adding partner to R&D, earning trust through deep understanding of system architecture, software, hardware, reliability, and risk — and challenging design decisions when patient safety, robustness, or reliability are at risk
Innovation: Lead Design Quality transformation - leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI), advanced analytics, automation, and digital engineering practices to modernize risk management, design reviews, verification strategies, and knowledge reuse — fundamentally changing how quality enables speed and confidence in new product development decision-making
Influence: Build and align with stakeholders on a vision and execution plan to develop engineering practices, tools, solutions, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure safety and quality from concept to commercialization on dozens of new product development programs across all NM and PH therapies
Collaborate: Serve as a strategic advisor to Core Team Leaders, R&D & Quality functional leaders, and Medtronic enterprise functional leaders to provide early input on program and product design, as well as define the methods, measurements, and practices to enable safety, reliability, and speed to market globally
Communicate: Serve as a member of the NM and PH Operating Units’ quality leadership team. Lead and communicate key priorities and business strategy to executive leadership teams in the NM and PH OUs, and influence them on matters related to business strategy, customer experience, product quality, safety, and compliance
Engage: Proactively engage external stakeholders, including the FDA, notified bodies, and industry working groups, to ensure compliance and maintain alignment with industry best practices
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related field
Minimum of 10 years of experience in quality and/or engineering in the Medical Device or related industry, with 7+ years of managerial experience, or an advanced degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience with 7+ years of managerial experience
Preferred
Advanced degree in Engineering or a related field
Experience in medical device or safety-critical (i.e., defense, aerospace) product development – from concept to commercialization
Demonstrated experience leading and transforming technical or quality organizations, including improving capability, credibility, and performance in complex, matrixed environments
Experience in quality, reliability, design assurance, safety, or systems engineering
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Experience developing and programmatically implementing quality improvement practices and tools (Design for Six Sigma, DRM, FMEA, FTA, DOE, etc.)
Knowledge of global regulatory requirements, including FDA and ISO standards, including ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and experience presenting evidence of compliance to regulatory bodies in audits or submission reviews
Benefits
Health, Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
Incentive plans
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
Short-term disability
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums)
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
Company
Medtronic
Medtronic is a healthcare technology company that designs and develops AI-based products and solutions for the medical industry.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$18.16BKey Investors
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2025-09-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.76B
2024-05-29Post Ipo Debt· $3.24B
2023-03-23Post Ipo Debt· $2B
Leadership Team
Geoffrey Martha
CEO and Chairman Of The Board Of Directors
Linnea Burman
SVP & President, Neurovascular
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